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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
April 18, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on April 18, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 18, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Hentgen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Pavlik |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 30,452 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Tim Welke 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Joe Carter | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | DH |
| Charlie O'Brien | Catcher |
| Shawn Green | Left Fielder |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Lee Stevens | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Mike Simms | DH |
| Marc Sagmoen | Right Fielder |
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Benji Gil | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
April 18, 1997
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Pavlik
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Pavlik
Garcia takes first base on ball four. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Merced vs. Pavlik
Merced takes first base on ball four. Nixon moves to third. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Carter vs. Pavlik
Carter takes first base on ball four. Nixon scores. Garcia moves to third. Merced moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Sprague vs. Pavlik
Sprague hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Sprague reaches second base with a double. Garcia scores. Merced scores. Carter moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Delgado vs. Pavlik
Delgado hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Carter scores. Sprague moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
O'Brien vs. Pavlik
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sprague scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Santana
Julio Santana now pitching.
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Santana
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Green moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Santana
Nixon takes first base on ball four. Green moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Garcia vs. Santana
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Gil fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Hentgen
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hentgen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hentgen
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Hentgen
Greer strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Santana
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merced for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Santana
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Santana
Sprague hits a fly ball into right field. Sagmoen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Hentgen
Stevens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Hentgen
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stevens moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Simms vs. Hentgen
Simms takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sagmoen vs. Hentgen
Sagmoen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Stevens moves to third. Simms moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Buford vs. Hentgen
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hentgen fields it and throws to third for the out. Stevens scores. Sagmoen moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Gil vs. Hentgen
Gil strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Santana
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Santana
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Santana
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Santana
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Hentgen
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hentgen
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Hentgen
Greer hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Santana
Nixon bunts towards the mound. Santana fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Santana
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Santana
Merced strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Hentgen
Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Hentgen
Palmer hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Palmer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simms vs. Hentgen
Simms hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Sagmoen vs. Hentgen
Sagmoen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Palmer scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Hentgen
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Santana
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Santana
Sprague takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Santana
Delgado is hit by the pitch. Sprague moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Santana
O'Brien hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Santana
Green hits a line drive into right field. Sagmoen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Hentgen
Gil hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Hentgen
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hentgen
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Santana
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Santana
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Santana
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Sagmoen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Hentgen
Greer hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Hentgen
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops it up and throws to first, with Hentgen covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Hentgen
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Santana
Merced hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Santana
Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Santana
Sprague hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Gunderson
Eric Gunderson now pitching.
Delgado hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Hentgen
Simms hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sagmoen vs. Hentgen
Sagmoen hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Hentgen
Buford hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Hentgen
There goes Buford. The throw from O'Brien and he is safe. Buford steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gil vs. Hentgen
Gil hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buford scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Hentgen
McLemore hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Hentgen
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gil moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greer vs. Plesac
Dan Plesac now pitching.
Greer hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gunderson
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Hernandez
Robert Perez pinch hits for Shawn Green. Xavier Hernandez now pitching.
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Hernandez
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Hernandez
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Garcia vs. Hernandez
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Plesac
Robert Perez now playing left field.
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Plesac
Palmer hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Plesac
Simms strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sagmoen vs. Plesac
Sagmoen strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Hernandez
Merced hits a line drive towards short. Gil reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Hernandez
Carter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Carter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sprague vs. Hernandez
There's a wild pitch. Carter moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Sprague vs. Hernandez
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Delgado vs. Hernandez
Delgado is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
O'Brien vs. Hernandez
O'Brien strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Timlin
Mike Timlin now pitching.
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Timlin
Will Clark pinch hits for Benji Gil.
Clark hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Timlin
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/18/1997 -- Toronto at Texas (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 3 1 0 0 McLemore M, 2b 5 0 0 0
Garcia C, 2b 4 1 0 0 Rodriguez I, c 4 0 1 0
Merced O, rf 4 2 1 1 Greer R, lf 4 0 0 0
Carter J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Stevens L, 1b 4 1 1 0
Sprague E, 3b 4 1 1 2 Palmer D, 3b 4 2 2 1
Delgado C, dh 3 0 0 1 Simms M, dh 3 1 1 1
O'Brien C, c 3 0 1 1 Sagmoen M, rf 4 0 2 1
Green S, lf 3 0 0 0 Buford D, cf 4 1 1 1
Perez R, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Gil B, ss 3 0 1 1
Gonzalez A, ss 2 0 0 0 Clark W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 6 4 6 36 5 9 5
Toronto 500 000 100 -- 6
Texas 010 100 210 -- 5
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Hentgen P (W) 6.2 8 4 4 1 5
Plesac D 1.1 1 1 1 0 3
Timlin M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Pavlik R (L) 0.1 2 5 5 4 0
Santana J 6.1 1 1 1 4 3
Gunderson E* 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Hernandez X 2.0 1 0 0 2 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
LOB -- Toronto 10, Texas 5
2B -- Sprague E, Palmer D, Carter J
HR -- Merced O, Simms M, Palmer D
SB -- Buford D
HBP -- by Santana J (Delgado C)
WP -- Hernandez X
T -- 2:54
A -- 30452
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